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2、/19/06 10:20:04 AMROGER LEROY MILLER graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Berkeley,where he also won the Department Prize in Economics.He was a Woodrow Wilson Honor Fellow,National Science Foundation Fellow,and Lilly Honor Fellow at the University of Chicago,where he receive
3、d his Ph.D.in economics in 1968.Now at the Institute for University Studies in Arlington,Texas,Dr.Miller has taught at the University of Washington,the University of Miami,Clemson University,and the University of Texas.He has also taught methodology to teachers of high school economics for the Natio
4、nal Council on Economic Education.Among the more than 200 books he has written or co-authored are works on economics,statistics,law,consumer finance,and government.Dr.Miller also has operated several retail and Internet businesses and served as a consultant to government agencies,private corporation
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10、10/19/06 10:20:12 AMAcademic ConsultantsConsultants/ReviewersRobert B.Blair,Ph.D.Director,Center for Economic EducationMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro,TennesseeMartin E.Bookbinder,Ph.D.Professor of Economics and Political SciencePassaic County CollegePaterson,New JerseySanford D.Gordon
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16、obile,Alabama iiiETT_FM_04.indd iiiETT_FM_04.indd iii10/19/06 10:20:15 AM10/19/06 10:20:15 AMContentsiv ContentsScavenger Hunt.xvBig Ideas.xviVoluntary National Content Standards in Economics.xviii An Introduction to Economics.2Chapter 1 What Is Economics?.41 The Basic Problem in Economics.52 Trade-Offs .143 What Do Economists Do?.20Chapter 2 Economic Systems and the American Economy.321 Economic Systems.332 Characteristics of the American Economy.423 The Goals of the Nation.474 Capitalism and S
